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Thanks to everyone that offered advice, some pro-DW and some pro-Oliver. I don’t see a clear winner, but at least I have some better questions to research and consider.
Happy New Year to all !!

I’ve been looking to purchase a DW735 w/ a Shelix head (that I would install) but started to see a couple references to the Oliver benchtop planer (10044) that comes with the Shelix already...

Well, I finally cleared enough "stuff" to get to the motor and mag switch - While I never smelled or heard the capacitor go bad, the small leak of oil/fluid from the starting cap tells me that's...

If I pushed the wood into the blade (instead of just before the blade) and then try to start the saw, it might bind, where the blade doesn't move and there's a hum while the motor tries to get things...

Up until the point of failure, it gave no warning of problems - things were always quick to start and free-running.
When it failed, it sounded like the blade was binding. In reality, the...

I have a Grizzly 0514x which is about 11-12 years old. It's been a great machine, and I've not put a lot of stress on it. For the last week or two, I've been resawing some lumber from a couple...

Thanks to everyone for the suggestions and info. I especially liked the link to a tension jig.

Paul

Thanks for the feedback so far. Sorry for the confusion over my speed numbers. Should have double-checked first instead of relying on (a very faulty) memory. My bandsaw is a two-speed: 3500 fpm...

I've been resawing for the first time - some Ash logs from trees that died a couple years ago. Using a 19" 3hp bandsaw and a 1" 3tpi blade. Things were going very well, until the blade broke. I...